Compromise may help Calif. soldiers ordered to repay bonuses

WASHINGTON – A compromise was made that would forgive debts owed by thousands of California National Guard soldiers who received improper bonuses, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The LA Times reported Tuesday that House and Senate negotiators agreed to resolve the issue with a "provision that stops short of requiring the Pentagon to forgive debts owned by all California Guard soldiers as long as they fulfilled the terms of their enlistment contracts and did not commit fraud."